| Septic shock is a serious medical
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| | endotoxins which trigger the release of
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| condition. During septic shock, the body
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| | inflammatory mediators which causes
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| tissues and organs do not get enough
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| | vasodilation and increase in capillary
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| blood and oxygen. Septic shock may
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| | permeability leading to shock.
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| progress to cause "adult respiratory
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| | Septic shock is a medical emergency.
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| distress syndrome," in which fluid
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| | Prompt treatment of bacterial infections
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| collects in the lungs, and breathing
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| | is helpful. Septic shock is treated
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| becomes very shallow and labored. Septic
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| | initially with a combination of
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| shock occurs most often in the very old
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| | antibiotics and fluid replacement.
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| and the very young. It also occurs in
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| | Treatment primarily consists of
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| people who have other illnesses. Serious
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| | antimicrobial chemotherapy, removal of
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| bacterial infections at any body site,
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| | the source of infection, and
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| with or without bacteremia, usually are
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| | haemodynamic, respiratory, and metabolic
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| associated with important changes in the
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| | support. Coagulation and hemorrhage may
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| function of every organ system in the
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| | be treated with transfusions of plasma or
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| body. Septic shock can lead to multiple
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| | platelets. Dopamine may be given to
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| organ failure including respiratory
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| | increase blood pressure further if
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| failure, and may cause rapid death. Toxic
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| | necessary. High doses of intravenous
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| shock syndrome is one type of septic
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| | antibiotics are given as soon as blood
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| shock. Septic shock is usually preceded
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| | samples have been taken for laboratory
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| by bacteremia, which is marked by fever,
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| | cultures. Surgery may be performed to
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| malaise, chills, and nausea. The first
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| | remove any dead tissue, such as
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| sign of shock is often confusion and
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| | gangrenous tissue of the intestine.
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| decreased consciousness. Bacteremia may
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| | Despite all efforts, more than 25% of
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| be primary (without an identifiable focus
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| | people with septic shock die.
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| of infection) or, more often, secondary
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| | Corticosteroid therapy appears
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| (with an intravascular or extravascular
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| | beneficial. Treatment is with
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| focus of infection).
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| | replacement, rather than pharmacologic,
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| Septic shock occurs more often in
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| | doses. Scrupulous aseptic technique on
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| neonates, patients > 35 yr, and pregnant
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| | the part of medical professionals lowers
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| women. Septic shock is severe sepsis with
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| | the risk of introducing bacteria into the
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| organ hypoperfusion and hypotension that
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| | bloodstream.
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| are poorly responsive to initial fluid
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| | Treatment for Septic Shock Tips
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| resuscitation. The condition develops as
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| | 1. Antimicrobial chemotherapy, removal of
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| a response to certain microbial molecules
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| | the source of infection, and
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| which trigger the production and release
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| | haemodynamic, respiratory, and metabolic
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| of cellular mediators, such as tumor
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| | support.
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| necrosis factors. Toxic shock syndrome
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| | 2. Corticosteroids, especially if
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| most often occurs in menstruating women
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| | combined with a mineralocorticoid, can
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| using highly absorbent tampons. It occurs
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| | reduce mortality among patients.
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| in about 40% of patients with
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| | 3. Activated protein C can reduce
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| gram-negative bacteremia and in about 20%
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| | mortality in patients with multi-organ
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| of patients with Staphylococcus aureus
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| | failure.
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| bacteremia. Hyperventilation with
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| | 4. Coagulation and hemorrhage may be
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| respiratory alkalosis occurs early, in
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| | treated with transfusions of plasma or
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| part as compensation for lactic acidemia.
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| | platelets.
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| Serum HCO3 is usually low, and serum and
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| | 5. Dopamine may be given to increase
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| blood lactate increase. One of the major
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| | blood pressure further if necessary.
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| causes of the condition leading to septic
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| | 6. Surgery may be performed to remove any
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| shock is infection by gram negative
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| | dead tissue, such as gangrenous tissue of
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| organism. The cell walls contain
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| | the intestine.
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